Air Belgium acquisition plans in doubt
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- Monday, 10 March 2025
A court may have scuttled plans by UK cargo firm Air One International Holdings and Dutch company Peso Aviation Management to acquire Air Belgium’s cargo business.
A court may have scuttled plans by UK cargo firm Air One International Holdings and Dutch company Peso Aviation Management to acquire Air Belgium’s cargo business.
The DHL Group says it intends to focus more on express air shipments using an integrator business model and to target verticals including life sciences and healthcare.
CMA CGM Group is planning to invest US$1 billion in the US, part of US$20 billion spread over four years.
According to WorldACD, combined tonnages from China and Hong Kong to the USA in February – corrected for last February’s extra day – were down, year on year (YoY) by -10 per cent, whereas China and Hong Kong to Europe chargeable weight was four per cent higher than February 2024.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the 2025 World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will focus on digitalisation, sustainability and safety/security for the global air cargo industry as it adapts to unfolding geopolitical shifts.
Transport and logistics firm Geodis has announced a new fleet of 11 Euro 4 and Euro 6 biofuel trucks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Hong Kong cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shell Hong Kong Limited (Shell), covering the supply of renewable diesel fuel for its ramp equipment and road vehicles.
The MoU also covers strategic collaboration on charging infrastructure for electric road vehicles and ground services equipment at SuperTerminal 1.
Hactl already has a successful program with Airport Authority Hong Kong evaluating the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The new Hactl/Shell agreement extends that program.
Africa's Royal Air Maroc now offers three direct flights per week between Casablanca and Beijing, China using B787-9 aircraft, offering 30 tons of weekly cargo uplift each way between China and Morocco.
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo Belgium has a new deal with Thai Airways that focuses on the Brussels to Bangkok route with transit options covering other Asia Pacific destinations including Australia, Korea, India, Japan, Manila and Singapore.
A court may have scuttled plans by UK cargo firm Air One International Holdings and Dutch company Peso Aviation Management to acquire Air Belgium’s cargo business.
The DHL Group says it intends to focus more on express air shipments using an integrator business model and to target verticals including life sciences and healthcare.
CMA CGM Group is planning to invest US$1 billion in the US, part of US$20 billion spread over four years.
According to WorldACD, combined tonnages from China and Hong Kong to the USA in February – corrected for last February’s extra day – were down, year on year (YoY) by -10 per cent, whereas China and Hong Kong to Europe chargeable weight was four per cent higher than February 2024.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the 2025 World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will focus on digitalisation, sustainability and safety/security for the global air cargo industry as it adapts to unfolding geopolitical shifts.
Transport and logistics firm Geodis has announced a new fleet of 11 Euro 4 and Euro 6 biofuel trucks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Hong Kong cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shell Hong Kong Limited (Shell), covering the supply of renewable diesel fuel for its ramp equipment and road vehicles.
The MoU also covers strategic collaboration on charging infrastructure for electric road vehicles and ground services equipment at SuperTerminal 1.
Hactl already has a successful program with Airport Authority Hong Kong evaluating the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The new Hactl/Shell agreement extends that program.
Africa's Royal Air Maroc now offers three direct flights per week between Casablanca and Beijing, China using B787-9 aircraft, offering 30 tons of weekly cargo uplift each way between China and Morocco.
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo Belgium has a new deal with Thai Airways that focuses on the Brussels to Bangkok route with transit options covering other Asia Pacific destinations including Australia, Korea, India, Japan, Manila and Singapore.